Team season

1951 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 12 indexed games

7–4–1

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

336–259

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1951

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

NYY

NYY vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1951

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1951

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1951

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1951

Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1951

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1951

San Francisco 49ers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1951

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1951

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1951

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1951

WSH

WSH vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1951

NYY

NYY vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1951

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